body for the other side of the ball. Flowers can start at right tackle on Day One and eventually replace left tackle JoeThomas when he moves on. 20. Philadelphia — Eli Harold, OLB, Virginia: Chip Kelly is going to be a real wild card in this

offensive linemen, boasting depth at tackle and featuring two blue-chip guard prospects. None of the tackles may be JoeThomas , but there are enough of them that any team in need of someone to protect their quarterback’s blindside should have

In the inaugural edition of the It Is What It Is Cast, Christopher Price and DJ Bean discuss the upcoming NFL Draft and which positions and players will impact the Patriots. They also touch on how CBA uncertainty may change teams' draft strategies, and what the two will keep an eye on at the NFL combine later this month.

even guard.” Keep an eye out for Wagner. With Wisconsin’s reputation for churning out professional linemen — JoeThomas , Gabe Carimi , and Kevin Zeitler among many, many more — he might be worth it come late April.

Long and New York’s D’Brickashaw Ferguson made it on rep. (We’ll concede the other spot to Cleveland’s JoeThomas .) Ferguson in particular was a curious choice. As for Mesko, he probably doesn’t have the same case as Light

t have good reason. Outland Trophy winners generally go on to have great success in the NFL, and he figures to follow JoeThomas as the next stud offensive lineman to come out of Wisconsin. Still, when somebody declares themselves the best tackle in the

The last four players to receive it all ended up being top-10 picks (Ndamukong Suh, Andre Smith, Glenn Dorsey, JoeThomas ), though Carimi figures to come off the board sometime around the mid-to-late first round. Where the Patriots could